The Japanese tea ceremony is known by two names Chanoyu and Sado. It was
introduced into Japan by way of China. It was perfected by Master Sen no
Rikkyu based on the Buddhist religion of Zen. It was spread in the 16th
Century.

Green tea itself was brought to Japan 1200-1300 years ago by Japanese monks
studying Buddhism in China. Tea had been written and recorded as a medicinal
element in Chinese books.

Eisai a buddhist monk learned the manners and rules of tea appreciation.
Most of these monks enjoyed rinking tea while in meditation and at the same
time reading their scriptures and observing the environment around them. The
environment in monasteries are usually peaceful and tranquil.

Shizuoka prefecturew as supposed to be the first place for tea cultivaltion
in Japan during the Kamakura period 1185-1333AD

The first shogun of the Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1333AD) enjoyed tea parties
bery much. The last Shogun of Japan in the 1800AD turnd large sections of
land at Makinohara into tea farms . It is now the largest tea farming area
in Japan.